prime minister naoto kan took office back in june, and he s now reshuffling his cabinet and promises to make changes to improve the economy there. the entire cabinet resigned to make way for replacements. some lawmakers, though, could be reappointed. there is major progress in plugging the busted gulf oil well once and for all. a relief well was connected to the blown-out well that caused april s environmental disaster. the next step is to seal the broken well from the bottom by pumping mud and cement through the relief wel 206 millalom the broken well pollu the utility pacific gas & electric says it still has not inspected all the necessary parts that it needs to. investigators are now trying to determine why a gas pipeline blew up in suburban san francisco last week. the utility plans to inspect all high-risk gas lines in urban areas. two victims of that san bruno blast, a mother and her 13-year-daugebee re a memorial was held las in san franc and theical